Distillate-burner.



A. & H. BERG.

DISTILLATE BURNER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE l. 1915.

Patented Nov. 30, 1915.

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A. & H. BERG.

DISTILLATE BURNER.

APPLICATION FILED IuNE I. I9I5.

Patented Nov. 3o, 1915.

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ALBERT BERG- AND HENRY BERG, 0F MARYSVILLE, CALIFORNIA.

DISTILLATE-BURNER.

Application filed .Tune 1, 1915.

To all whom t may conce/rn.'

Be it known that we, ALBERT BERG and HENRY BERG, citizens of the United States, residing at Marysville, in the county of Yuba and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Distillate-Burners; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to useful improvements in distillate burners and more particularly to those of the type in which the distillate fuels are converted into gas be' fore combustion takes place, the object of the invention being to improve upon the general construction of devices of this class to such an extent as to provide a very sim-- ple and inexpensive burner, yet one which will be eflicient when applied to use andmay be easily7 disassembled for cleaning.

l/Vith this general object in view the invention resides in certain novel features of construction and in unique combinations of parts to be hereinafter fully described and claimed, such description being augmented by reference to the accompanaying drawings by similar reference characters placed on corresponding parts throughout the several views.

In these drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a burner constructed in accordance with our invention; Fig. 2 is a similar view taken at right angles to Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a Y top plan view; Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view as seen on the plane indicated by the line 4--4 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a detail longitudinal section as viewed along the plane of the line 5-5 of Fig. 3; Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the upper plate of the burner; and Fig. 7 is a similar view of the lower plate thereof.

In the embodiment illustrated, the numeral 1 has reference to a horizontal bed platea which is preferably though not necessarily of circular formation, such plate being shown as equipped with an upstanding annular flange 2 with which and with the edge portion of the plate, upon the upper side of the latter, a boss 3 is formed, said boss and the portion of the plate beneath the same having a port.

Threaded in and rising from the boss 3, is a post member 4which is preferably in the form of a section of piping having its upper Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 3G, 1915.

Serial No. 31,556.

end connected with a T-shaped coupling 5, one of whose ends is shown in the present application of the invention as closed by a screw plug 6, while its opposite end supports a pipe section 7 which leads to a union 8, the latter in turn supporting an elbow 9 from which a short upright pipe section 10 rises.

The pipe section 10 is threaded into the lower end of an upright fuel supply port 11 formed in the lower horizontally disposed circular plate 12 of the burner, such plate having at its center a threaded opening' receiving therein a boss 13 which depends from and is formed integrally with the upper or cover plate 14, the two plates being disposed in contact with each other as clearly shown and being held in such relation by the interengaging threads upon the boss 13 and the wall of the central opening in the plate 12. rl`he plate 14 is provided iu its inner or lower side with a substantially circular fuel heating channel 15, one end of which communicates with the fuel supply pipe section 10, while the other end of said channel delivers into an upright gas conducting tube 16 which depends from an outlet port in the plate 12 vto a horizontal valve casing 17 from which a suitably shaped lobe 18 projects, any preferred type of valve 19 being provided for controlling communication between the tube 16 and the lobe 18 for reasons yet to be described.

As clearly `shown in Figs. 1 and 4, the lobe 18 is disposed directly beneath the boss 13, the latter being provided with an upright port `which is formed therethrough and through the plate 14, such port receiving therein a tube 2O whose lower end is disposed immediately over a jet opening 21 in thelobe 18, while its upper end projects into the burner proper 22 which is in the form of a perforated cap member disposed 26 may either communicate with the tubular post 4 as shown in the drawings, or directly with the T-coupling 5. lf the last named construction be employed, the plug 6 will be removed and inserted in the lower end of the aforesaid post as will be readily understood without encumbering the drawings with additional illustration. Regardless of the manner of connecting the supply pipe, however, the distillate is forced therethrough under pressure into the coupling 5, from which it flows through the connections 7, 8, 9 and 10 to the fuel channel 15. The fuel travels from one end of this channel 15 to the other end thereof, descends through the tube 16 and overflows from the perforation 21 of the lobe 18, when the valve 19 is opened. The overfiowing fuel is trapped in a pan 27 carried by the bed plate 1, until a sufficient amount is obtained. The valve 19 is now closed and the fuel in the pan 27 is ignited, thereby heating the lobe 18 and all parts of the burner, whereupon when fuel is again allowed to be discharged from said lobe, it will be in the form of gas. The latter will be forced upwardly through the tube 20 and into the burner proper 22 at which point it may be ignited. As the gas now burns at the burner, the plates 12 and 14 are heated thus causing all fuel flowing through the channel 15 to be converted into combustible gas before it is discharged from the lobe 18.

lThe burner may well use as its fuel practically any distillate, but in most localities kerosene will probably be most universally used, it having been found that the invention operates to great advantage when using this fuel.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be evident that although simple and inexpensive construction has been provided for the attainment of the desired end, the burner will be eflicient in operation and may be readily cleaned from time to time simply by removing the screw 25. Furthermore, if found necessary, the plate 14: may be readily detached from the plate 12 by rotation in the proper direction and. the lobe 18 may be removed if the jet opening 21 therein becomes clogged.

In the drawings, certain specific details of construction have been shown for accomplishing probably the best results and in the preceding such details have been described, but it will be evident that we need not be limited thereto otherwise than to the extent to which the appended claims restrict us.

l/Ve claim 1. A burner comprising a plate having formed on one of its flat sides a boss having therethrough a port leading through the plate, an additional plate in contact with the aforesaid plate and having an opening into which the boss projects, one plate having formed in its inner flat side a fuel heating channel, a burner proper immediately adjacent one plate and in communication with the aforesaid port, gas conducting means leading to the port from the fuel heating channel, and a distillate fuel inlet into the latter.

2. A burner comprising a plate having formed on one of its flat sides a threaded boss having therethrough a port leading through the plate, an additional plate in contact with the aforesaid plate and having an opening into which the boss is threaded, one plate having formed in its inner fiat side a fuel heating channel, a burner proper immediately adjacent one plate and communicating with the aforesaid port, gas conducting means leading to said port from the channel, and a distillate fuel inlet into the latter. v

3. A burner comprising a plate having formed on one of its flat sides a boss having therethrough a port leading through the plate, an additional plate in contact with the aforesaid plate and having an opening intowhich the boss projects, one plate having formed in its inner flat side a fuel heating channel, a burner proper'immediately adjacent one plate and in communication with the aforesaid port, said burner including an annular flange contacting with said last named plate, and an additional annular flange on the latter engaging the aforesaid flange, and a distillate fuel inlet into the aforesaid fuel heating channel. v

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of two subscribingV witnesses. Y Y

ALBERT BERG. HENRY-BERG.

Witnesses:

' T. M. LYDoN,

E. S. WRIGHT.

Copies 'of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

